The 3 Best Dividends on the Market

The only thing that beats a high-paying dividend, is a dividend that is increased quarter after quarter, year upon year. If it's tied to a stable business, and sports an impressive total return over the last five years, that doesn't hurt either. In this video, Fool.com contributor Aimee Duffy lists three such dividends that investors should start researching now.

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MMP has absolutely been a champion recently, and you are correct about its total return. It did hold its distribution flat for five straight quarters starting at Q4 2008, though. Certainly not an outright criticism, but that's why it didn't make my top three.